# N26669: 1940 Taylorcraft BC-65, registration cancelled 1969-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1969
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2011
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1967
- Mode S code: A29893
- Owner when cancelled: [Southard Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHARD%20LARRY)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26669
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26669
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26669-1969-01-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Taylorcraft BC-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC69A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0034), Nov 24, 1968: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N26669), St Charles, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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